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Panel Recommends Parole for Manson Follower Patricia Krenwinkel

It now faces review by the full Board of Parole Hearings under a 150-day deadline for Governor Newsom’s final decision

FILE – In this Aug. 20, 1970, file photo, Charles Manson followers, from left, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten walk to court to appear for their roles in the 1969 cult killings of seven people in Los Angeles. Timing alone ensures that the Woodstock music festival and Charles Manson murders will be joined in memory. But the apex of peace and love and the abyss of pitiless violence were born out of similar drives as old as the U.S. itself. (AP Photo/George Brich, File)

Overview

  • A state parole board panel on May 30 recommended parole for 77-year-old Patricia Krenwinkel, who was convicted of seven first-degree murders in 1971 for her role in the Tate-LaBianca killings
  • The panel highlighted her advanced age and spotless behavior record in prison as indicators that she poses little risk of reoffending
  • Krenwinkel’s previous parole recommendation in May 2022 was overturned by Governor Gavin Newsom in August of that year
  • During Friday’s hearing several family members of Sharon Tate, Leno LaBianca and Rosemary LaBianca spoke in opposition to her release
  • Final approval rests with the full Board of Parole Hearings and Governor Newsom, who have up to 150 days to affirm, reject or modify the panel’s recommendation